5/25/10-6/10/10

Focus:

Organization (audience/purpose; connective words), planning (precise, concise), voice and word choice (precise, concise, images)

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Lessons:


5/25 tween tribune, spelling city
5/26 Owhi Pics Thank you; Blog Plans -- topics
5/27 Blog Plans -- topics
5/28 Zines

5/31 Memorial Day
6/1 Zines / Blog Plans / Photography
6/2 Zines / Blog Plans / Photography
6/3 Zines / Blogs / Photography
6/4 Zines / Blogs / Photography

6/7 Homeroom
6/8 Pow Wow
6/9 Graduation
6/10 Awards/Picnic

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EALR 1: The student understands and uses a writing process.
Component 1.2: Produces draft(s). W
Component 1.3: Revises to improve text. W
1.3.1 Revises text, including changing words, sentences, paragraphs, and ideas.
·       Uses effective revision tools or strategies (e.g., reading draft out loud, checking sentence beginnings, expanding sentences, using an electronic or other thesaurus).
Component 1.4: Edits text. W
Component 3.3: Knows and applies appropriate grade level writing conventions. W
2.1.1 Applies understanding of multiple and varied audiences to write effectively.
·       Identifies an intended audience.
·       Identifies and includes information audience needs to know (e.g., defines scientific terms, makes no assumptions about audience’s prior knowledge).
·       Identifies audience’s interest and knowledge of topic to determine emphasis.
·       Anticipates readers’ questions and writes accordingly.
2.2.1 Demonstrates understanding of different purposes for writing.
·       Writes to pursue a personal interest, to explain, or to persuade.
·       Writes to analyze informational and literary texts (e.g., explains the results of a character’s actions; explains the steps in a scientific investigation).
EALR 3: The student writes clearly and effectively.
Component 3.1: Develops ideas and organizes writing. W
3.1.1 Analyzes ideas, selects a narrow topic, and elaborates using specific details and/or examples.
3.2.2 Analyzes and selects language appropriate for specific audiences and purposes.
·       Selects and uses precise and specialized language in content writing (science language).

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